Dozens Martyred, Injured as US-Led Warplanes Strike Deir Ezzor

Dozens of people were martyred and injured late Monday when US-led coalition struck a government-held neighborhood in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor.

Syrian State TV reported that at least 14 people were martyred and other 32 were injured in US-led strike on Al-Qusour neighborhood in Deir Ezzor.

Sputnik News agency quoted a local official as saying that a missile fired from a warplane hit Al-Qusour residential area, killing and injuring many people. The strike caused material damage as well, according to the official.

A government source in the city, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, accused the US-led coalition of the air strike.

“Fourteen civilians were killed and more than 30 others injured in air strikes by coalition planes on the al-Qusur neighbourhood in Deir Ezzor city,” the source said, adding that the toll could rise because a number of the injured were in serious condition.

Meanwhile, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also reported the strike, claiming it was carried out by “unidentified aircraft.”